Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with what the comments of the new Leica 80-200mm zoom, it is a very good very interesting lens, I have being using one. On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Paul T.Collura wrote: > The latest issue of Color Foto (9/96) enthusiastically touts the new > Vario Elmar-R 80-200 f4.0 as a sensation and better than nearly allfixed > focal lenses. "It delivers undreamed-of quality!" The lens scores an > 85.5 (out of a theoretical perfect 100) which is greater than all Canon > and Nikon zooms and better than ALL non Leica fixed focus lenses. The > new zoom is within a hair's breadth of the legendary Vario Apo Elmarit-R > 70-180 f2.8 zoom which scored an 87.4. At roughly 1/3rd the price of the > Vario Apo it is a bargbain to boot. > > The back cover has a Leica advert. showing a shadowed portion of the new > R8. The bulbous configuration of the right side opf the camera body > would imply a built in motor. It looks very clean and sexy. Can't wait! > > Paul Collura > pcollura@epix.net >